Kingston, Martinez & Hogan

Experienced Collection Attorneys

Kingston, Martinez & Hogan has specialized in business collection matters in the California Central Coast area for over 35 years. The firm provides prompt and effective assistance, often on a contingent fee basis, on all types of collection matters ranging from accounts receivable to complex commercial litigation.

Commercial collection matters are supervised by Bruce W. Hogan, who has focused his practice on representing business creditors for over 30 years. Mr. Hogan graduated from Amherst College in 1969, and from the University of Denver Law School in 1975, where he was on the law review. He is the former chairperson of the Creditor-Debtor Section of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association and a member of the Commercial Law League of America.

The firm handles collection matters throughout California with emphasis on the Central Coast area of Southern California, which includes Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles and Kern counties.

Collecting and enforcing unpaid debts can be difficult and time consuming. Kingston, Martinez & Hogan has the skills and experience to recover your unpaid debts quickly and effectively. For example, we can execute orders to seize a debtor’s assets and in many cases we can recover additional costs and fees for continued pursuit of a delinquent account.

Our Collection Law practice includes the following:

Negotiating settlement agreements

Location of debtors and their assets

Filing collection lawsuits and obtaining judgments

Writs of attachment

Writs of possession

Temporary protective orders

Debtor’s asset examinations

Conducting bank account levies

Wage garnishment

Seizure, levy & sale of assets

Installing business keepers

Receiverships

Filing and recording judgment liens on real and personal property

Bankruptcy claims

Domestication of sister-state and foreign judgments

In business matters, we may be able to obtain a pre-judgment writ of attachment to freeze a debtor’s assets during the pending legal action. This can prevent a debtor from hiding or using assets during the litigation. If you are a secured creditor, we can seek to recover and preserve your collateral during pending litigation.

Obtaining judgment against a debtor can be relatively straightforward if the matter is uncontested. Enforcing the judgment, however, can be more complicated and requires the skill and expertise of an experienced collection law attorney.